The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-03-03
r. vas not an audible laugh. It was not

Patty, who had tarried at home to mind
the baby, that Susanna's smile was like
summer ightning-iust az sudden and
pretty, showing depths in her eyes as
blue as the sky, and his smile was like
the sun shining out from behind cloud.
Her Aunt Charity groaned. "What is
to become of child who, at her age,
sees as much as that in young mans
smilel"
ooh, shall find my Valentine before
am as old as you, Aunt Charity. Per-
haps Judge John Fuller, of Tolland, will
be your Valentine. He is coming to the
court tomorrow. l heard my father say
it would have to be, since all justices cn
this side the Willjnantic river were re
lations of the young offenders. If Judge
John Fuller sees you he may still find
that he has some business with Grand
father Holt, and come over to call. !"
For which pert remark sup and coming"
Miss Rachel was sent to bed without her
supper.
There was court, next day, indeed,
for such heinous offence could not go
UNPUBLISHED, and Judge Fuller, who had
ridden over from Tolland on his big gray
horse, fined the two culprits 10 shilllngs
each
81 have no 10 shillings," sobbed pretty
Susanna. 1t would be altogether out OF
order for the partner in guilt to pay 1T,
and no one else offered, at once, one
waiting for another, in order to give the
indiscreet miss judicious lesson.
81 will never pay my fine, said young
Thomas, who was handsomer to-day than
ever before. "You can send me to Jail
also if you will
At that, before any one had time to
reply, Parson Noble arose, with gentle
dignity.
"The jail has but one ROOM" he said.
"There is but one chimney and one fire
place. In the name OF good order, and
to prevent any thought of improperly
sullying these children of the church,
| for both are members, [ herewith pro-
coed upon my own authority to marry
this couple, who, my little friend Rachel
informs me, plighted their troth on St.
Valentines day.
Marry them he did, then and there,
and no one dared demur, for in those
| days the pastor was the leader as we'll as
| the shepherd of his flock, and was re
| garded with great respect and reverence.
Miss Charity wrung her shapely white
hands and looked direfully at Rachel
who had run away from home to attend
the court, and, snugly ensconced between
| the parson and her Grandfather Holt,
was chewing the string of her quilted
hood with great complacency and en-
ioyment.
ooh dear they are married p groaned
| Dractnn tSNn p,aponoC
to have them arrested to prevent then
being married"
81 withdraw my complaint" said
Jacob Marcy, Rachel's father, who had
been goaded on to make it by the two
spinsters, his cousin Patty and sister in
law Charity.
Impossible at this stage of proceed
ings," said Judge John Fuller, with
authority. ''You must pay costs of court
| Parson Noble must have a marriage fee
and those two fines are to be paid"
Young Thomas was as good as his
word. He had done no harm he would
pay no fine. Susanna kept silent, as was
the part of an obedient wife. No one
came to the rescue. So to the Jail the
young couple went. Grandfather Marcy
and Grandfather Holt provided furniture
and supplies, and there they kept house
most happily until the spring opened.
cit is not very good place, but it is
much better than We had on shipboard,
said cheerful Susanna to Parson Noble
on one of his frequent visits. ''And ]
don't think | shall ever be sorry fol
paying the captains forfeit" and she
never was.
Thor oh,I1 xra, BALLAD
and it is not impossible that by searching
among the weather worn head stones il
the old Wilmington burying ground you
may find his grave.
Aunt Charity was so chagrined at the
way the whole affair turned out that il
took Judge John Fuller the whole o.
the remainder Of the winter to console
her, and in the meanwhile she conciliateC
him for having Tilted him years before
he married his first wife, and it trans
PRED that she became the faithful step
mother of the six children.
est. Valentines day has made differ
ence to us, said little Rachel. 81 wisl
l knew whether Aunt Charity met Johr
Fuller in q green lane when she was
young and pretty, like Cousin Susanna
Cousin Patty says Aunt Charity haC
Esquire Dunton in her eye then, anc
that between two chairs she got fall
what does that mean"
Aunt Charity clasped her white hands
and resisted the impulse to box Rachel's
ears. "Thank goodness 1 am going out
| OF town." she said. "No six ordinary
children can be any comparison to this
young one"
"Yet | think she helped to find you 9
Valentine" said Grandfather Holt
Springfield Republican.